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Overview
Dr Yi Zhang joined the University of Manchester in 2024 as a Research Associate in offshore renewable energy. He had rich experience in numerical modelling of offshore wind turbines and wave energy convertors. His expertise spans RANS-based CFD and potential flow models.
His current research focuses on the development of integrated dynamic model and rotor control for floating offshore wind turbines. Different control strategies have been investigated to minimise platform motion and structural loading, and to improve the wind turbine performance. Prior to this role, He worked as a Research Associate at City, University of London, where he led the hydrodynamic modelling for individual CorPower buoy and multiple CorPower buoys using a hybrid CFD model qaleFOAM.
Research interests
1. Integrated dynamic coupling model and wind-wave control of floating offshore wind platforms.
2. Advanced control technology and co-design for floating offshore wind turbines.
3. Development of a hybrid CFD model combining a two-phase Navier–Stokes model (OpenFOAM) and the fully nonlinear potential theory (QALE-FEM).
4. Hydrodynamic modelling of point-absorber wave energy converters and array optimization.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology
1 Sept 2017 → 8 Mar 2022
Award Date: 31 Mar 2022
Areas of expertise
- TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
- Offshore Wind
- Wave Energy
- Hydrodynamics
- Aerodynamics
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Human motion exposure and workability assessment for floating offshore wind platforms
Zhao, C., Zhang, Y., Stansby, P. & Li, G., 15 Jan 2026, In: Ocean Engineering. 343, 3, 123350.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A study of nonlinear hydrodynamic and mooring modelling for the Volturn floating wind platform in comparison with experiments
Zhang, Y., Stansby, P. & Li, G., May 2025, In: Applied Ocean Research. 158, 104550.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Compact elastic mooring configurations for semi-sub wind platforms
Stansby, P., Zhang, Y. & Li, G., 1 Jun 2025, In: Physics of Fluids. 37, 067156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Higher-harmonic resonance response of a monopile-supported offshore wind turbine in waves and wind
Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Lin, J. & Mao, H., Dec 2025, In: Ocean Engineering. 342, 3, 123120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Turbulent wind thrust control to reduce pitch motion of floating wind platforms with improved rotor operation
Zhang, Y., Stansby, P., Apsley, D. & Mullings, H., 1 Mar 2026, In: Renewable Energy. 259, 125074.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
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Offshore Engineering and Energy
Stallard, T. (PI), Stansby, P. (PI), Draycott, S. (PI), Ouro, P. (PI), Mullings, H. (PI), Tang, T. (PI), Ali, K. (PGR student), Liao, Z. (Researcher), Mohamed, O. S. (Researcher), Araya Araya, D. (Researcher) & Zhang, Y. (Researcher)
1/01/05 → …
Project: Research